JHG Young Scientist Award recognizes articles that have made significant contribution to the Journal of Human Genetics, thanks to their scientific excellence and impact in the field of human genetics.
We are pleased to announce the winners of JHG Young Scientist Award for the years 2020 and 2021, respectively, as below. We would like to express our warmest congratulations, and wish them all the best in the future.
2020 winners
Dr. Wenjuan Chen
Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Christine Shieh
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California
for the article entitled
GRIN1 mutation associated with intellectual disability alters NMDA receptor trafficking and function
Journal of Human Genetics 2017;62:589–597
Dr. Satoko Miyatake
Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University
for the article entitled
ANKRD11 variants cause variable clinical features associated with KBG syndrome and Coffin-Siris-like syndrome
Journal of Human Genetics 2017;62:741–746
2021 winners
Dr. Kazuhiro Iwama
Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University
for the article entitled
A novel SLC9A1 mutation causes cerebellar ataxia
Journal of Human Genetics 2018;63:1049–1054
Dr. Weiyu Li
Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
for the article entitled
Biallelic mutations of CFAP251 cause sperm flagellar defects and human male infertility
Journal of Human Genetics 2019;64:49–54
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Tanaka, T. JHG Young Scientist Award. J Hum Genet 67, 69 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s10038-021-00994-y
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